Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Ellis County, Kansas, October 15, 1980
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.83, -99.15) to the end point (38.90, -99.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 15, 1980, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- Kansas
- Counties
- Ellis County
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 15, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1980 | F3 | Kansas | 13.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F2 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F2 | Colorado | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F1 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.2 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 1980 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.